, 1887-10-06
Further Particulars About the OAR
Ing Escape.
General Belief That Some of The
Man are Sill in Town.
Now Certain That no Outside AS
sistance Was Given.

vi Nv SOolN hOboV ahu Oh ~ DllCCII "
ners.
The theory that the prisoners were
assisted by outside ~coufederates has been
exploded. Everything indicates that Nc.
Coy, Leroy, Stcrry and Jones, more par
t~icularly the latter, we're abundantly able
70 assist themselves under the most try
ing circumstances.
THE TOOLS USED IN CUTTING
the aperture through the ceiling of the
cage were very crude, and vastly inferior
to the implements used in severing door
hinges and corridor bars some three
months since. Had the cell been care
fully examined any time during the past
three weeks. the inspector would certainly
have discovered the work then in pro-
gress. The trail of the saw inside the
cell was partially concealed by a covering
of ordinary laundry soap upon a white
body. A mere glance over the roof of
the cage would have revealed the work of
the inmates OF the compartment.
Exit through the ventilator was quickly
and easily effected, that appliance being
entirely unprotected and sufficiently large
to admit of the passage of a man much
larger than any of the missing quartette.
THE ENORMOUSLY MADE ROPE
was manufactured by connecting the
hempen bindings of the hammocks fur
Dished with the cells. The coil was a
useless article, however, for once on the
roof of the building descent to the ground
was a comparatively trivial task, and one
unattended with elements of danger.
Everything seemed to favor the pre-
cious gang. With the exception of the
sheriff, who was in his residence, no off
cials were about the place. The woman
accused of completely in the murder Of
Rice at Fort Laramie usually occupies a
cell directly beneath the portion of the
roof over which the foul men must GER
tainly have passed, but at the moment OF
the escape she was in the sheriff s resi-
dence.
So adj to the good for Inc ofthe fleeing
criminals, ,.~ -.-s -ud other attaches
OF the kitchen had business in another
quarter at the time the crooks We're walk
ing over that portion Of the building.
The electric light was shining brightly in
the faces Of the desperadoes as they
emerged from confinement and pro ceeted
to place space between their undesiraL Q
quarters, Justice and themselves. Iu
short,
AS AN IMPIOUs CITIZEN
remarked yesterday, Satan lends an oar
to the storm tossed sailors in the boat Of
iniQuity." A large number of citizens
and a fair sprinkliug of ladies visited the
court house, examined the plate sawn out
of the cage, handled the dangerous
bludgeon and tested the homely but use
iul saws a few were admitted to the
jail aud not a single visitor failed to ex
press surprise and even a sort of qualified
admiration over the cleverness of the en-
tire escape, the life like appearance OF
the dummies and the accommodating siz.
Ut the We ~ntilator.
INTEREST UNDATED.
What's the latest?' Anyone cap
tured?'' were oft repeated salutatiOns
yesterday. There was no lack of intor-
nation from the pursuers, but each mes
sage which was eagerly and hurriedly
scanned by the sheriff elected the same
response to bystanders on the part of that
individual. There is absolutely no tangi
BILE trace or plausible clue as to the where
abouts of the prisoners. The leader Of a
posse would telephone or telegraph for
Instructions, and at the same time report
that they had heard nothing. positively
nothing. The escaped quartette have
disappeared as completely and vanished as
materially as if swallowed up by an earth
quake.
Clad in insufficient clothing and wear
ing cloth slippers, the men could not pos
sibly travel far on foot. Prcsuming, as
set forth in the popular theory, that Nc
Coy was at once furnished with a horse,
1t must be conceded that the remainder
Of the gang have either boarded trains
and are now enrOute to Florida. or are
still in Cheyenne. No one who was at
all acquainted with Jones believes that he
is outside the city limits. He is of the
bold and dashing stripe of burglar and
housebreaker who risks his neck in as
cending a water pipe to the fourth story
of II building, hoping to steal a watch.
The GOODNESS and audacity of this indivi
dual is something remarkable. When in
police court he smiled at the Judge,
grinned at the witness, and
LAUGHED Al THE OFFICERS.
Among other places searched by the
sheriff and a posse yesterday afternoon
was the large brick house corner OF Nine
teen and Themes streets, where Jones
once roomed. The inspection was fruit.
less, but the landlady gave some informa-
ton concerning the former actions of the
mRlefactor which may prove useful.